Anna Koroleva - Jazz Art Club
16th of September 2009

http://anna-koroleva.com

http://jazzartclub.ru

Anna Korovela - vocal, sax,
Dmitry Ilugdin - piano,
Igor Ivanushkin - bass,
Eldar Nafigov - percussion.

Anna Koroleva is a jazz saxophonist, singer, and composer. She was born in Krasnodar, Russia, in April 1980 to the family of musicians. Having an exquisite ear for music, she began playing the piano accompanying her mother since she was four. She was given a Glen Miller's record for her fifth birthday. This was her first introduction to jazz.

After graduating from a musical school (piano) and musical college (saxophone), she continued her education in Maymonid State Academy, Moscow, where she first studied at the Conservatory Department (majoring in jazz improvisation) and later accomplished postgraduate course. At the same time she was studying classical composition. At present she is an Instructor at her alma mater. She also fulfilled an acting technique course.

Anna has been in jazz since 1998. Her first appearance took place in combo-projects of Evgeniy Serebrennikov, a famous Novosibirsk pianist.

Anna Koroleva presented her debut solo program, made up of her own compositions, in "Jazz Art-Club", Moscow (producer - A.Eidelman).

In 2000, together with her quartet she debuted at the International Jazz Festival - "Jazz at the Hermitage Garden" (producer - Michael Green). In the Festival preview on television Yuri Saulsky, the Head of Moscow Jazz Engagement, presented her to the audience as "a discovery of the season."

Her follow-up appearances included club and philharmonic performances, festivals, Russian and international tours, as well as participation in various projects with such musicians as Jimmy Heath, Christian McBride, Garry Barts, Dennis Rowland, Vladimir Chekasin, Igor Butman, Hubert Laws, Carmen Lundy, Adam Nussbaum, Paul Bollenback, Bobby Watson, Daniil Kramer, Sergei Manukyan, Alex Rostotsky and others.

Анна Королева - вокал, саксофон.
Игорь Иванушкин - бас-гитара
Дмитрий Илугдин - клавиши
Ильдар Нафигов - перкуссия

Анна Королева - джазовая саксофонистка, вокалистка, композитор. Родилась в Краснодаре в апреле 1980 г. в семье музыкантов.
Закончила факультет ММК (консерватория), отделение джазовых импровизаций и аспирантуру.
Параллельно осваивала классическую композицию.
В джазе с 1998 года. Начала с участия в комбо-проектах известного новосибирского пианиста Евгения Серебренникова.
Первую сольную программу, составленную из авторских композиций, Анна Королева представила в московском "Джаз Арт-клубе" на Беговой.
В 2000 г. со своим квартетом впервые приняла участие в международном джаз-фестивале "Джаз в саду "Эрмитаж". В анонсах фестиваля на телевидении и радио её представил широкой зрительской аудитории, как "открытие сезона", глава московского джаз-ангажемента -- Юрий Саульский. (less info)